First Independent Mena Newspaper
Slovenia has become the latest EU country to support Morocco’s autonomy plan as a political solution to the over-five decade Sahara conflict. Slovenia “appreciates” the autonomy plan as a proposal that would offer a lasting solution to the regional dispute over the Sahara, Slovenia’s deputy prime minister and foreign minister, Tanja Fajon, said following talks […]
Two leading players in Morocco’s digital ecosystem have announced a strategic partnership aimed at integrating security by design into digital transformation projects. Digital transformation specialist Gear9 and cybersecurity firm LMPS Group, a member of the international FIRST network, formalized their collaboration at GITEX Africa 2025 held this week in Marrakech. The partnership responds to growing […]
The Moroccan Foreign minister has met this week peers from Moldova, Estonia, Croatia, Hungary, and Spain as part of a European visit that highlighted the growing momentum in favor of the autonomy plan as a sole solution to the Sahara issue. In Spain, the former colonial power in the territory, foreign minister Albares reiterated, following […]
Morocco and Spain have hailed their future-oriented strategic partnership as excellent and reaffirmed their shared determination to further strengthen this privileged partnership, which constitutes a model of remarkable cooperation. This came during a meeting in Madrid Thursday between the Spanish and Moroccan Foreign Ministers José Manuel Albares and Nasser Bourita. Bourita visited Madrid, part of […]
Morocco is busy working to speed up its digital transition by embracing digital technologies, including artificial intelligence in a bid to modernize public services, accelerate socioeconomic development, and enhance the country’s global competitiveness. To reach its goals, the North African Kingdom has sealed deals with telecom & technology giants, Ericsson and Nokia on the sidelines […]
The European Commission has designated seven countries — including Morocco, India and Colombia — as “safe countries of origin,” paving the way for accelerated deportations of failed asylum seekers, despite some ongoing concerns over human rights conditions. Morocco, Egypt, and Tunisia have been major departure points for irregular migration to Europe, particularly across the central […]
Morocco has been classified as a “vigilant player” in the fight against financial crime, according to the 2025 Global Economic and Financial Crime Index published by Secretariat, an Indian risk management consultancy. The ranking comes at a critical juncture as the country works to strengthen its cybersecurity framework following a recent large-scale cyberattack. The North […]
The government of Croatia has joined several other European countries in expressing support for the “serious and credible” autonomy plan offered by Morocco for the Sahara under its sovereignty, saying the plan is a solid basis for reaching a political and mutually acceptable solution in line with UN Security Council resolutions. The supportive stand was […]
Cybersecurity and anti-virus provider firm Kaspersky said Morocco ranks third among the African countries most targeted by cyberattacks in 2024. “There were 131,580,587 web threats detected in 2024 in the African region, including almost 20 million attack attempts in Kenya, almost 17 million in South Africa, and 12.6 million in Morocco,” the company said in […]
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) will be investing more than $1.1 billion in Morocco this year, compared to $600 million in 2024 and less than $400 million in 2023,” said David Tinel, the institution’s Regional Representative for the Maghreb. In an interview with MAP, on the sidelines of GITEX Africa Morocco 2025, Tinel expressing great […]